<p>I applied to 16 schools and had no problem with it at all. I’d say that 10-12 is a good range though; I had a lot of big reaches on my list so in retrospect I probably wouldn’t have applied to them if I could go back in time because they were too unrealistic for me.</p>
<p>IMO, 10-12 is a little high. I’d say anywhere from 5 to 8 schools. Apply to the ones that you are genuinely interested in, and throw in one or two safeties.</p>